Come experience our language & culture with us through our monthly series. See (and hear!) an archive of our past words here, and check back for more each month.
October Words:
Kwoìxwets (Coho salmon) Hiělikw (Happy) Anchachaxw (Where are you from?) Jeremiah Johnny from the Culture Department shares the word of the month in Lhéchelesem, Nooksack language.
September Words:
Naw (Hello) Hóymalh (Goodbye) Laq’álh (Ok, alright) Jeremiah Johnny from the Culture Department shares the word of the month in Lhéchelesem, Nooksack language.
August Words:
Kw’á7les (Hot weather, it’s hot) Xwem (Fast, hurry) Óyem (Slow, to slow) Jeremiah Johnny from the Culture Department shares the word of the month in Lhéchelesem, Nooksack language.
July Words:
Kw’á7les (Hot weather, it’s hot) Jeremiah Johnny from the Culture Department shares the word of the month in Lhéchelesem, Nooksack language.
June Words:
Txwnats’ (Change, alter, be transformed) Syewaén (Important, priority) Kwenáé7 (Hold, grab, carry, embrace) Jeremiah Johnny from the Culture Department shares the word of the month in Lhéchelesem, Nooksack language.
May Words:
Slí7éqw (Loose, slack) Txwnats’ (Change, alter, be transformed) Xwoyám (To tell a legend, to tell stories about old days) Jeremiah Johnny from the Culture Department shares the word of the month in Lhéchelesem, Nooksack language.
April Words:
Q’epósem (Gather together) Talsh (Follow tracks / To track an animal) Oxwshít (Toward, go toward) Jeremiah Johnny from the Culture Department shares the word of the month in Lhéchelesem, Nooksack language.
March Words:
Tamqw’ílos (Spring season) Tamwex’és (Month of March / Time when the frogs come out) Kwenánem (To grab) Jeremiah Johnny from the Culture Department shares the word of the month in Lhéchelesem, Nooksack language.
February Words:
Lhách’ten (Knife) Lhích’it (Cut something) Ayóts (Sharp edge) Jeremiah Johnny from the Culture Department shares the word of the month in Lhéchelesem, Nooksack language.
January Words:
Selí (Spirit, your life spirit) Sítats (Your soul) Stáchiws (Body, whole body, your person) Jeremiah Johnny from the Culture Department shares the word of the month in Lhéchelesem, Nooksack language.
